Wednesday, May 15, 2013

BiNet USA is proud to welcome AJ Walkley and Patrick RichardsFink as its newest board members. Check out their bios!

FROM PATRICK:
I'm in my mid-40s and entering a graduate program in counseling with the
intent of becoming a therapist specializing in serving two communities
-- bisexuals, and adults on the autistic spectrum. There's a personal
reason for this focus, because I am a member of both communities.

I've known I am bi forever, and my partner knew before we
met (she was dating the guy I was chasing). We've now been
monogamously married for 21 years. When our son was small, he was
diagnosed with Asperger's. A few years ago two major events in my life
happened -- I came out of the closet to the rest of the world, and
received the same diagnosis. I blog on bisexual issues (94%), autism (4%), and other issues (2%) on my fliponymous.wordpress.com
blog, and am doing some blogging on bi issues at Huffington Post, and
have been working with the LGBT Resource Center on my campus for the
last couple years. Currently I am working on a project to develop a
series of "elevator conversations", catchy and memorable 30-second
presentations to address common myths and misconceptions about
bisexuality and bisexuals in a way that both provides a quick answer and
opens the door for more in-depth discussions.

FROM AJ:

A.J. Walkley is the author of Choice and Queer Greer.
Based in Arizona, she currently blogs for The Huffington Post,
primarily focusing on issues related to the bisexual community. Walkley
speaks about being bisexual and the realities that come with bisexuality
at conferences, PFLAG meetings and events across the United States. She
has served as a health volunteer for the United States Peace Corps in
Malawi, Africa, teaching villagers how to protect themselves from
contracting HIV; this experience inspired her to write her third book,
Vuto, which will be published in the latter half of 2013.

Check out AJ's HuffingtonPost.com wonderful writings (of which there are many) here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aj-walkley/

Thursday, May 02, 2013

Give OUT Day is a new national initiative that will engage hundreds of
organizations and mobilize thousands of people on a single day across
the country to give in support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender & queer community. -http://giveout.razoo.com/giving_events/giveout13/home

We needvideos to share as part of the campaign to get BiNet USA donations!

Can YOU make a quick video on why folks should donate to BiNet USA (a 501c(3) non-profit) and bisexual,
pansexual, fluid and/or queer advocacy?Like one minute or two
using your cell phone or webcam is perfectly fine. Just share the video
directly with BiNet USA via email or post it to Youtube and send us the link.

You
can be bi, pan, fluid, aromantic, queer, straight, asexual, gay, or lesbian and support
BiNet USA so please share this request with any friend committed to
social justice!

Community Definition of Bisexuality

“Bisexual - A person whose enduring physical, romantic and/or emotional attraction is to other people of various sexes and/or gender identities. Individuals may experience this attraction in differing ways and degrees over their lifetime.”

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